Chiropterotriton terrestris

Chiropterotriton terrestris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Salamandroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Salamandroidea

Familia: Plethodontidae
Subfamilia: Bolitoglossinae
Genus: Chiropterotriton
Species: Chiropterotriton terrestris

Name

Chiropterotriton terrestris (Taylor, 1941)

Type locality: "about six miles south of Tianguistengo, Hidalgo, Mexico, at an elevation of about 5,000 feet".

Holotype: FMNH 100121.

Synonyms

• Bolitoglossa terrestris Taylor, 1941
• Chiropterotriton terrestris — Taylor, 1944
• Chiropterotriton chondrostega terrestris — Rabb, 1958
• Chiropterotriton terrestris — Darda, 1994

References

• Taylor, 1941, Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull., 27: 115.
• Darda, 1994, Herpetologica, 50: 167–187.
• Frost, D. 2008. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.2 (15 July, 2008). Electronic Database accessible at www.research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Chiropterotriton terrestris
• AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2010. Berkeley, California: Chiropterotriton terrestris. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/.
• 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Chiropterotriton terrestris  (Data Deficient) Downloaded on 31 July 2008.

Vernacular names

English: Terrestrial Splayfoot Salamander